Flogging Molly

Founded in Los Angeles in 1997, Flogging Molly has always defied categorization. The infectious originality of their songs is a badge of honor and key to the band's creativity, their urgency. They infuse punk rock with Celtic instruments—violin, mandolin and the accordion—and they merge blues progressions with grinding guitars and traditional Irish music. Flogging Molly's fans have always appreciated the social and political awareness driving the music. The group is a testament to youth and resilience, to growing old and the wisdom of scars, and yet for all of the darkness and the speed with which it descends, the ultimate theme is one of light: We can persevere. We must and we will persevere.